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Audi driver killed in South Bohemia crash: car split in half

Car splits in half: Audi driver killed after hitting a tree in South Bohemia
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A 40-year-old Audi driver has died in a crash in South Bohemia. The accident happened shortly after 2 a.m. on a second-class road between Čimelice and Nová Bystřice: for reasons not yet established, the man left the roadway and hit a tree.

Police spokeswoman Štěpánka Švarcová said the impact was so violent that the car broke in half.

The driver suffered injuries incompatible with life, said Vojtěch Míra, a spokesman for the regional rescue service. A doctor pronounced him dead, and a coroner was called to the scene.

There were no other passengers in the car, Švarcová added. Police are still investigating all the circumstances of the crash.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz

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